Simulations and experiments of self-associating telechelic polymer solutions

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 33, 2008, Pages

  Cass, M J ^a,c   Heyes, D M ^a   Blanchard, R L ^b   English, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Cambridge Display Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COLLOIDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXPERIMENTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEAN FIELD THEORY; MICELLES; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VISCOSITY;

ASSOCIATING POLYMERS; ASSOCIATIVE POLYMERS; BROWNIAN DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCES; CRITICAL CONCENTRATIONS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS; FIELD THEORIES; FREE ENERGY THEORIES; GRAINED MODELS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROPHOBIC GROUPS; MEAN CLUSTER SIZES; MICELLE SIZES; QUALITATIVE AGREEMENTS; RELAXATION FUNCTIONS; SHORT TIMES; SIMULATION DATUMS; STRETCHED EXPONENTIAL; TELECHELIC; TELECHELIC POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 56449127200     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/33/335103     Document Type: Article

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